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An Overview of EBL University at Buffalo The State University of New York 17 January 2008

An Overview of EBL University at Buffalo The State University of New York 17 January 2008. Agenda. Introduction Brief Overview of EBL Access Models Demand-Driven Option Features Pricing Questions. About Ebooks Corporation. Founded 1997 by Australian Booksellers

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An Overview of EBL University at Buffalo The State University of New York 17 January 2008

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  1. An Overview of EBL University at Buffalo The State University of New York 17 January 2008

  2. Agenda • Introduction • Brief Overview of EBL • Access Models • Demand-Driven Option • Features • Pricing • Questions

  3. About Ebooks Corporation • Founded 1997 by Australian Booksellers • HQ in Australia – operations in US, UK • Hosting content for 450+ Publishers • eBooks.com – launched 2000 • ~ 85,000 titles / customers worldwide • EBL – launched end of 2004 • Collaborative approach – CERN, Yale, others • ~ 65,000 titles / 240 publishers • Customers in US, AU/NZ, EU, UK, CA, Asia, Africa • eB20 Publisher Services • eBookstore for Cambridge University Press • eBookstore for Australia’s largest bookseller

  4. Before we get started… “Is anyone using ebooks?” Some usage stats from last year… Average time spent reading online 36.6 minutes (per patron per 24 hour)Longest session (24 hours) / title 689 minutes (11 hours / 29 minutes)Percentage sessions over 1 hour 16% Average # pages accessed / session 18 pages • Download vs. Read Online • % Download 46% % Read Online 54% • Growth – 2006 to 2007 (comparing same libraries – October usage) • Ebook usage increased 465%

  5. EBL Content • 65,000+ titles –scholarly monographs / professional titles • Quality / recent publications • All academic subject areas – strong focus STM • Adding ~2,000 titles/month • 240 international publishers • EBL title list can be found at www.EBLChoice.com

  6. Publishers Represented • Aarhus University Press • ABC Clio • Abingdon Press • Aboriginal Studies Press • Academic Press • Adams Media • ALA Editions, American Library Association • Algora Publishing • Allen & Unwin • AMACOM • American Legacy Media • American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. • Architectural Press • Artech House • Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) • Auerbach Publications • Ausmed Publications • Australian Academic Press • Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) Press • Autumn Hills Books • Ayurveda Holistic Center Press • B&T Database Management • Baylor University Press • Berg Publishers • Berrett Koehler • BIOS Scientific Publishers • Birkbeck Law Press • Blackwell Publishing Ltd. • Bloomberg Press • Bloomberg Press • Blue Poppy Press • Boson Books • Boydell & Brewer Ltd. • Brepols Publishers • Brill Academic Publishers • Brookings Institution Press • Brookside Press • Brunner-Routledge • Butterworth-Heinemann • CABI • Cambridge International Science Publishing • Cambridge University Press • Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine • Capstone Press • CATO Institute • CCC Publishing • Chapman & Hall/CRC • Chicago Review Press • Class Publishing (London) Ltd. • Cliffs Notes • Communication Research Institute Limited (Australia) • CRC Press • Crossway Books • Crown House Publishing Limited • CSIRO Publishing • Cyan Publishers • Dearborn Trade Publishing • Demos Medical Publishers • Digital Press • Digital Press • Dorling Kindersley • eContent Management Pty Ltd. • Edinburgh University Press • EDP Sciences • Edward Elgar Publishing • Electric Book Company • Electronic & Database Publishing Inc. • Elsevier Science & Technology • Emerald Group Publishing • Emery Publishing • Ernest Mitchell Publishers • Europa Publications • F.A. Davis Company • Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF) • FingerTip Press • Firenze University Press • Fitzroy Dearborn • Focal Press • Frank Cass • Fremantle Arts Centre Press • Garland Science • Glasshouse Press • GMB Publishing • Gordon and Breach • Greenwood Publishing Group • Guildford Press • Guilford Publications • Gulf Professional Publishing • Hackett Publishing Company • Hart Publishing Ltd. • Haworth Press, The • Helicon • Holy Macro! Books • Horizon • HRD Press • Hungry Minds • Icon Books • ICON Group International Inc. • Idea Group, Inc. • IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. • Imperial College Press • Indiana University Press • Infinity Science Press • Infobase Publishing • Infosential Press • Infostrategist.com • Insomniac Press • Institute of Career Research • Intellect Books • Int’l Development Research Centre • Intercultural Press • IOS Press • ISTE • Jessica Kingsley Publishers • JIST • John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (USA) • John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (UK) • John Wisden & Co Ltd. • Joshua James Press • Jossey-Bass • Karger • Kluwer Academic Publishing • Kogan Page

  7. Publishers Represented • Kugler Publications • Kumarian Press • Lakeview Research • Larkfield Publishing • Landes Bioscience Publishing • Lantern Books • Lawrence Erlbaum • Lewis Publishers • LifePath Publishing • Lightbulb Press • Limelight Media • Manchester University Press • Marcel Dekker Inc. • Martin Books • Mattily Publishing • Mayo Clinic Scientific • Maximum Press • Melbourne University Publishing • M.E. Sharpe, Inc. • Monash University ePress • Morgan Kaufmann • Multilingual Matters • National Research Council (NRC) Research Press, Canada • National Science Teachers Association • New Society Publishers • Newnes • Nicholas Brealey Publishing • No Starch Press • Nolo • Nomad Press • Nordic Institute of Asian Studies • Nova Press • Now Publishers • Open University Press • Opera Journeys Publishing • Orchard Publications • Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) • Out of Your Mind…and Into the Market • Oxford University Press • Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. • Palgrave Macmillan USA • Pan American Health Organization • Pandanus Books • Patria Press • Pergamon • Pickering & Chatto Publishers • Pluto Press • Practical Psychology Press • Prep Publishing • Princeton Book Company • Profile Books • Psychology Press • Rampant Tech Press • RAND Corporation • Redmond Technology Press • Remedica Medical Education and Publishing • Rosetta Books • Routledge • Routledge-Cavendish Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd • Routledge-Cavendish Publishing Ltd • RoutledgeCurzon • RoutledgeFalmer • Rowmark • Rutgers University Press • Saddleback Educational Publishing • Sage Publications • Shell Education • Silver Lake Publishing • Spon Press • Springer Publishing Company • Springer-Verlag • St Lucie Press • Stanford University Press • Stenhouse Publishers • Summersdale • Swets & Zeitlinger • Syngress Publishing • Taylor & Francis Ltd. • Taylor & Francis, A Martin Dunitz book • Taylor & Francis, A Parthenon book • Temple University Press • Templeton Foundation Press • Texas State Technical College • Thieme • Thorogood Publishing Ltd. • Tiger of the Stripe • Treasures Media • UCL Press • United Nations University Press • University of California Press • University of Minnesota Press • University of Nebraska Press • University of New South Wales Press • University of North Texas • University of Wales Press • University Press of Florida • Utah State University Press • Walter de Gruyter • Woodhead Publishing • World Health Organization (WHO Press) • World Scientific • Zenith Publishing Group • Zephyr Press

  8. EBL – A Brief Overview of model • Title-by-title selection (not subscription) • Pricing for ebooks similar to print list price • Titles are owned by library in perpetuity once purchased • Multiple-concurrent access to all titles – Non-linear access model • Some titles available as unlimited access as well • Online & offline reading solutions • No minimum purchase requirement • Customizable demand-driven acquisition options (ILL alternative)

  9. Non-linear Lending

  10. EBL’s Demand-driven Acquisition Explained EBL’s Demand-driven acquisition allows libraries to make ebooks visible to patrons without purchasing the titles outright. Titles can then be ‘rented’ or purchased according to pre-defined rules as needed by patrons. • Access to non-owned titles either through OPAC (by loading MARC records) and/or within the EBL platform • Non-owned titles allow free browsing for up to 5 minutes • Libraries can decide what permissions apply for further access • Automatic pay-per-view • Patron may request title (mediated access) • Purchase or auto-purchase at designated level of use

  11. Examples of Demand-driven Acquisition Brown University • Loaded all EBL titles loaded in OPAC as MARC • MARC for new titles sent monthly by EBL • Automatic pay-per view for non-owned titles • Auto-purchase set on 4th access of title Swinburne University (Australia) • All EBL titles loaded in OPAC as MARC • MARC for new titles sent monthly by EBL • Automatic pay-per-view for non-owned titles • Auto-purchase set on 3rd access of title CERN (Switzerland) • Selected and purchased core titles upfront • Loaded 10,000 MARC records for non-owned titles based on profile (Dewey ranges) • Monthly MARC updates sent based on pre-defined profile • Automatic pay-per-view for non-owned titles / Auto-purchase on 2nd STL

  12. Why Libraries are Using Demand-driven Benefits of demand-driven access… • Provides widest selection of titles available to patrons • Budget goes toward funding what actually gets used • Titles purchased on-demand have higher use - (5x higher than pre-selected titles) • Eliminates time required for selectors to search for titles and purchase • Patrons access most up to date content - new titles are immediately available when added to catalog • EBL profiling tools create a build-in ‘approval plan’ • Seamless access/workflow for patrons • Provides alternative to ILL

  13. Trends in Usage of Demand-driven Access 2006/2007 = 25% demand-driven / 75% upfront purchase 2007/08 (to date) = 67% demand-driven / 33% upfront purchase

  14. Pricing – Demand-Driven • Pricing for short-term loan is generally as follows: • - 1 day STL = 10-15% of ebook price • - 1 week STL = 15-20% of ebook price • - 2 week STL = 20–25% of ebook price • - 4 week STL = 25-30% of ebook price • Deposit accounts can be set-up. EBL can sent expenditure alerts. • Short-term loans and auto-purchases billed monthly (or more frequently if needed). • Full invoice report of activity available within EBL LibCentral in real time.

  15. Overview of features – for the patron • Simple and intuitive interface • No Proprietary Software (no plug-in) • Full-text search • Free browsing of all content • Offline and online reading solution (ebooks can be downloaded) • Ability to add notes to text and save • Read Aloud available for all titles (for visually impaired students) • Federated search and OpenURL linking through link-resolvers • Easy access to help guides and support

  16. Overview of features – for the librarian • Custom branding of EBL web-site – library can add logo • Free browsing of all content in catalogue • Perpetual ownership and archiving • Chapter-level reserve & coursepacks • Free EBL MARC or OCLC MARC • Real-time usage statistics and invoice reports • New title and system alerts (customizable settings) • Options for deposit account

  17. Pricing 2 Components to Pricing • Platform / Maintenance Fee • Content – purchase / pay-per-view • Platform Fee – 2 options • Paid upfont = low one time payment • Paid incrementally = as a 15% fee on top of content purchases to a capped amount (once cap is reach, platform fee is paid) • Maintenance Fee = due 1 year after platform fee is paid in full • Paid upfront = low-cost / one-time annual payment • Paid incrementally = 15% on top of content purchase to a capped amount (once reached, maintenance fee is paid for year) • Pricing offers flexible options for libraries • Small libraries with small collections pay smaller platform/maintenance fees • Demand-Driven = pay as you go

  18. Some Reviews ALA’s Choice – June, 2007 ALA Choice rates EBL “Highly Recommended” “Launched in July 2004, EBL has incorporated the best features of earlier entrants into the market while correcting some glaring annoyances.” ALA’s Choice – January, 2008 ALA Choice grants EBL “Outstanding Academic Titles” “In publishing the OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE feature, Choice acknowledges and honors the authors, editors, and publishers of these works for their vital contribution to the scholarly endeavor.”

  19. Contact Us ** Free trial available with access to all content and features ** Sally TerBecksally.terbeck@eblib.comwww.eblib.comTel: (503) 473-8506  • Online: • www.EBLib.com – website • www.EBLchoice.com – public catalogue

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